Food Oyama Tofu Festival Kim The Oyama Tofu Festival celebrates this region's long history with a staple of Japanese cuisine. There will be a number of in...
Activities Oagata Shrine Plum Festival Kim Aichi's Oagata Shrine is home to a plum grove with over 300 weeping trees in shades of red, pink, and white. Each year a plum...
Activities Tokyo Disneyland New Special Event Runa Aoki “Disney Pal-Palooza,” a series of new special events, is being held at Tokyo Disneyland. The first event in this series is “M...
Culture Hiroshima Warmed Sake Festival Kim Held annually on the vernal equinox, the Hiroshima Warmed Sake Festival allows visitors to sample a variety of local brews he...
Culture Hiroshima Kanzake Festival Kim The Hiroshima Kanzake Festival brings the delights of warmed sake to the world. Warming the beverage is said to bring out a d...
American BBQ Cook-off @ Harumi Pier Park Kim If you're already a fan of American barbecue – or perhaps want to try it for the first time – check out the American BBQ Cook...
Accommodation Plum Blossom Season at Hakusan Park Kim After snowy winters, the signs of imminent spring are cherished in Niigata. One of the first signs that spring is on the way ...
Culture Dogo Onsen Festival Bronwyn O'Neill Every March, Dogo Onsen is dressed up in lanterns and red pinstripes to celebrate its cultural history and provide a platform...
Culture Aso Fire Festival Mandy Bartok The slopes of Mt Aso are alight with flames during the annual March fire festival.
Culture Plum Blossom at Jonan-gu in Kyoto Cathy Cawood Jonangu in Fushimi, Kyoto is a Heian era Shinto shrine with a camellia and plum blossom festival in February and March